Hat and neck protector



ct. 18 1927. O L. FARKAS HAT AND NECK PROTECTOR Filed May 22. 1925 proceeds.

Patented ()ct. 18, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT; "OFFICE.-

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Application men may 22, 1525., Serial No. 31,992.

like, and which nevertheless will fully'protect the hat of the wearer against ram or snow, in'fcase of a railroador automobile trip, and at similar occasions. j Another object of this invention is to pro videla device of. the above characteristics which will be easily and conveniently adjustable after having been applied to the hat to be protected so as toavoid crushlng or otherwise harming thefor'naments, flowers, etc. usually found'on ladieshat's. I

Still anotherv object of my invention is, to provide a hat protector which may be worn by men or women, which is artistic in its appearance, and which will protect portions of the body, especially the neck of the wearer as well ashis or her hat.

' Other objects of my" invention will be apparent the (flescription of the same In the accompanying drawings 1 have illustrated one practical embodiment of the invention, but the constructionshown therein is to be understood as illustrative only,

and not as defining the limits of theinvention.

Similar reference characters are employed to denote corresponding parts in the several views, in which Fig. 1 shows, a ladys hat with some flowers as ornaments thereon, and which in the Fig. 2 is shown as being protected by my improved hat protector, while Fig. 3 shows my hat protector in a flattened condition.

Fig. t is a fragmentary enlarged and somewhat diagrammatic view, partly in section, of the detachable securing means .in combination with my hat protector and the loops applied thereon, the section being taken about on the line H of Fig. 3.

Referring more closely to the drawings, the numeral 4; indicates a piece of very thin, possibly elastic, light material, like rubberized silk, cut in any suitable shape, but preferably in the form of a polygon of five sides, as shown in the figure. Around the center portion of this piece of material X arrange a plurality of small loops "5, preferably made of the same material as the'piece .4, and following ajcertain predetermined configura tion calculated to result in they being'positioned around the band portion of thehat when applied to the same, as shown in Fig. 2. V

The loops are securedto thepiece l by means indicated by the numeral 5' and to be more fully described hereinafter, ribbon 6, is

passed underneath the loops, the two ends 5 and 6 of the same being left free and eX- tending to a comparatively long distance beyond' the last two loops 5. The front side of the polygon 4 .is

recessed, as at 7.

The hat protector may be carried in a folded up condition in a'very small space, as

partially cut away and mentioned her-einbefore' and in case of bad weather or other occasions making it neces'- sary to use the same, my hat protector may be opened up and the center portion 9 of the same placed on'the top 10 of the crown'of the hat to be protected. Ribbon 6 and the loops 5 will then come around the line of the band1 1,"o*f the hat, or about over that portion of the samewhere thecrown and brim meet. After arranging the'hatprotector in a'loose and neat manner over the hat,

and in such away that the recessed portion 7, will coincide with-the front of the brim of the hat, over the forehead of the wearer, the lose ends '6 and 6 of the ribbon will be tied into a bow 6 in the rear of the hat. The surplus material of the protector at will thereupon be pulled upwardly and arranged loosely to leave free, and nevertheless protect and cover, the possible ornaments on the hat, like shown at 12 in Fig. 2, corresponding to the position of the ornamental flowers 13 on the hat in Fig. 1. The recessed portion 7 will leave the eyes of the wearer.

free,-whi1e the overhanging side portions 14: and the long excess material 15 at the rear of my hat protectorwill protect the sides of the face and the back of the neck of the wearer.

It will; be obvious by inspecting the drawings that my hat protector is adapted to be employed over any kind of head wear, both for men and women, protecting and nevertheless leaving unharmed and intact any kind of ornaments employed on them. My hat protector also may be made of any kind of suitable light weight, flexible and thin material and in any desirable color, the colors of the loops 5 and ribbon 6 being chosen to match the color of the hat pro tector proper or of any such color as to give a neat, artistic effect. The loops 5 maybe sewed on to piece 4 or they'fnay be secured.

in their places in any other manner, as by snap fasteners, hook, etc. In case said'loops are secured 1n a removable manner, they may have several sets of securing means provided on the piece 4 so as to enablethe wearer to place the row of said loops at a higher or lower level, according to the shape and the size of the hat in question, and the units Hand male units 5", the former ornaments thereon. In order to enable the wearer to adjust the hat protector to the different heights of hat crowns, the loops 5 may also be in multiple form as shown, and

the ribbon may be passed through the innermost opening of the individual loops, as

shown inFig. 3, or it may be passed through some middle or through the outermost row of loops, as shown in Fig. 2, in which case the hat protectorwill be adapted'to hats with considerably larger crowns. In Fi 4 an enlarged partly sectional detail vlew is shown of the detachable securing means in combination with my multiple loops, in this case said means being in the form of the female snap fastener attached to the loops and the latter to the hat protector 4: proper. i

A portion of the material freed through the recessed portion 7 may be applied doubled up underneath the hat protector 4,

as at 16, the two ends of the same being secured as by the seams 17, thus producing a pocket which maybe slipped over the front of the brim of the hat and help to sec re the hat protector thereon.

I want to emphasize that the terms and New York, and State of New front side continued in apa' of outwardly and backwardl'y directed from side edges and a pai of inwardly and backwardly directed rear sideedges, said second pair or side ed esiin etihg at about the central axis of said piece'of material, part of the mateml at the twoehds of the front edge being I separated, doubled underneath the front part of the protecton' secured to it at its two endsso as to form a pocket, a row of loops secured to one side of said "piece of material and a ribbon slidably passed underneath said row f loo s, for the purpose set forth.

' 2.111 a hat rotector of laim I, said ldops having means to attach them "to .or detach them from suitable receiving: means arranged in several substantially paiallelrows nearer and further from the center of said piece of material.

said loops being in multiple form so as to provide several substantially parallel rows 3. I" a hat protector of claim1,ea'ch of of loops for said IllJl'JOIl to pass it over said i from the center thereof.

Signed at New York, in the county of 12th day of May, l r.

.. a v a. LOUIS FARKAS.

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